
“Fresh, wise, funny, and compassionate...Cinematic from the outset, Dream State opens (just as if a circular lens were unscrewing) upon a beloved old family homestead, site of a doomed wedding--descriptions so warm and attentive, a reader can't help falling in headfirst...a wonderful feast, and feat.”
— The Boston Globe
“Dream State is a novel you should read... Puchner writes about families and relationships as well as any writer I can think of... a powerful reading experience.”
— Chicago Tribune
“For a big, immersive American saga, deeply pleasurable yet tinged with melancholy, you could do no better than Dream State .”
— The Guardian 's Best Fiction of 2025
“A transporting wonder...Puchner's final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I've read in years.”
— Ron Charles, The Washington Post
Dream State
Year
2025
Pages
448
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Praise
“Fresh, wise, funny, and compassionate...Cinematic from the outset, Dream State opens (just as if a circular lens were unscrewing) upon a beloved old family homestead, site of a doomed wedding--descriptions so warm and attentive, a reader can't help falling in headfirst...a wonderful feast, and feat.”
— The Boston Globe
“Dream State is a novel you should read... Puchner writes about families and relationships as well as any writer I can think of... a powerful reading experience.”
— Chicago Tribune
“For a big, immersive American saga, deeply pleasurable yet tinged with melancholy, you could do no better than Dream State .”
— The Guardian 's Best Fiction of 2025
“A transporting wonder...Puchner's final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I've read in years.”
— Ron Charles, The Washington Post
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